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Success is about having. Excellence is about Being!

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Mike Ditka
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 18
American Football Player
Baseball Player
Businessperson
Football Player
Television Presenter
Carnegie
Pennsylvania
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Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.
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Those who live in the past are cowards and losers.
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Jesus's first temptation was to be relevant: to turn stones into bread. Oh, how often I wished I could do that!
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You got to sue the offensive line for non-support
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If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.
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I'm not a mean player. You'll notice I never pick on a player who has a number above 30.
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People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.
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There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some Grabowski. We're Grabowskis!
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Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.
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Basically, my problem was attributed to stress more than anything. I don't know what that does and I guess doctors can tell you that there's chemicals that build up in your system when you go through a lot of stress and constant stress.
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So, when it comes to eating healthy, it's just doing the right thing. And it's not something you have to do 365 days a year, but I think it's something you have to do 25 days a month. Let's put it that way.
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One of my favorite things is mayonnaise and I have to tell you that. I love mayonnaise, but I don't eat it any more. If I do I put light mayonnaise on it, which I know is still not good but it's a lot better than the other one and I don't eat it that much.
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Eating properly is great. I mean you cut the fat down, cut the cholesterol out, but still you got to get your rest and you got to have some form of exercise.
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Some people are willing to pay the price and it's the same with staying healthy or eating healthy. There's some discipline involved. There's some sacrifices.
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We have a strange and wonderful relationship - he's strange and I'm wonderful.
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I'm not going to make it the all - everything. Our (the Saints) goal is to get better, make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, but I'm not gonna anguish over it like I have in the past.
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I don't pick on anybody who has a number above 30.
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Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized.
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The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.
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Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy.
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